Republicans face a moment of truth on taxes

Republicans face a moment of truth on taxes

It’s gut check time for Republicans.

For years, they’ve claimed the Affordable Care Act has been choking the economy, thanks in large part to the new taxes the law levied on investors. And for decades, they’ve railed against the evils of taxation, arguing it feeds a bloated government while choking the nation’s economy and infringing on individual freedom.

Now that they have the power to actually do something about those loathed tax levies, however, they’re looking a bit wobbly.